Email Scam of the Day

Haven't done one of these for awhile.  I got this in the mail this morning:

Dear Customer.

A Spam is sent from your FaceBook account.

Your password has been changed for safety.

Information regarding your account and a new password is attached to the letter.
Read this information thoroughly and change the password to complicated one.

Please do not reply to this email, it's automatic mail notification!


Thank you for attention.
FaceBook Service.

The email came complete with an attachment that probably has some sort of virus attached to it. I love it when I get email like this written by someone who clearly doesn't speak much English. Very entertaining.

Email Scam of the Day

Tis the season for this type of email scam.  I got one this morning:

From: refund@irs.gov

Internal Revenue Service
Online Refund Form

After the last annual calculation of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund.

Please submit the tax refund and allow us 3-9 days in order to process it.

A refund can be delayed for a variety of reasons. For example submitting invalid records or applying after the deadline.

To access the form for your tax refund, please click here.

Copyright Internal Revenue Service. All rights reserved.

Did you know the IRS copyrights their emails? That's the first clue this is bogus.

I took out the link, but if you checked it it didn't got to a legitimate irs.gov site, but a fancy redirect that might fool somebody who wasn't paying attention.  Stay alert.  The IRS doesn't run around looking for people to give money to.

Spam Comment of the Day

I get a bunch of spam comments every day, none of which you see because I have ways to keep them off the blog.  Every now and then I just have to laugh at the effort to get links to objectionable sites on my pages.  This one came in this morning - of course, I've removed all the URLS and links:

I am a poor man from the African region, I need money to survive by comment on your blogs / forums or guestbook to make my website appear in search engine. Here are the list of my websites (Vimax, vimax, penis enlargement, penis enlargement pills, bigger penis, penis enlargement pills, penis enlargement, download youtube videos, penis enlargement pills)
PLEASE SEND YOUR HELP BY APPROVING MY COMMENT!

Uh...no.

Today's Fun Spam Email

Obama is looking out for me:

From: info@obama.com

Greetings to you,

On behalf of the Obama's Foundation, we wish to notify you
as a beneficiary of $500,000.00 USD in compensation of scam
victims.Do contact HSBC INTERNATIONAL BANK, United Kingdom
Branch for verification and release of your $500,000.00 USD
that we have deposited with the HSBC BANK,UK.

The account log on will be presented to you by the bank in
order to access the funds before releasing into your nominated
bank account. You will transfer the funds into your nominated
account on-line as the HSBC BANK,UK will provide the necessary
information to you. We have taken care of the cost of transfer
(C.O.T) and the VAT.Please if you are willing to accept the
funds, do contact the Managing Director of the HSBC BANK,UK
with the following details:

You are to fill the appropriate form and submit to the bank.

[1] Full Names:________________
[2] Contact address______________________________
[3] Direct Telephone No: ___________________
|4| Occupation : ____________________________

Managing Director of the HSBC BANK,UK
Name: Mrs. Joan Cole
Private Email: mrsjoan_coles@luckymail.com

Yours Faithfully,
Dr.Gary Adams
Coordinator.
OBAMA'S FOUNDATION

Today's Fun Spam Email

I've probably gotten every version of the old Nigerian email scams over the years, but this is an interesting new twist in the effort to separate really dumb people from their money:

Attn: My Dear Good Friend,

I am Mrs. Debbie Anderson, I am a US citizen, 48 years Old. I reside here in New Braunfels Texas 78132. My residential address is as follows. 108 Crockett Court. Apt 303, New Braunfels Texas, United States, am thinking of relocating since I am now rich. I am one of those that took part in the Compensation in Nigeria many years ago and they refused to pay me, I had paid over $20,000 while in the US, trying to get my payment all to no avail.

So I decided to travel down to Nigeria with all my compensation documents, And I was directed to meet Mr Michael Bolts, who is the member of COMPENSATION AWARD COMMITTEE, and I contacted him and he explained everything to me. He said whoever is contacting us through emails are fake.

He took me to the paying bank for the claim of my Compensation payment. Right now I am the most happiest woman on earth because I have received my compensation funds of $1,600,000.00 Moreover, Mr Michael Bolts, showed me the full information of those that are yet to receive their payments and I saw your name as one of the beneficiaries, and your email address, that is why I decided to email you to stop dealing with those people, they are not with your fund, they are only making money out of you. I will advise you to contact Mr Michael Bolts.

You have to contact him directly on this information below.

COMPENSATION AWARD HOUSE
Name : Mr Michael Bolts
Email: michaelbolts@rogers.com
Phone: +234-807-266-4115

You really have to stop dealing with those people that are contacting you and telling you that your fund is with them, it is not in anyway with them, they are only taking advantage of you and they will dry you up until you have nothing.

The only money I paid after I met Mr Michael Bolts was just $400 for the paper works, take note of that.

Once again stop contacting those people, I will advise you to contact Mr Michael Bolts so that he can help you to Deliver your fund instead of dealing with those liars that will be turning you around asking for different kind of money to complete your transaction.

Thank You and Be Blessed.
Mrs. Debbie Anderson.

Nice try.

Sports Headline of the Day

From Breaking News:

Nigeria president suspends national soccer team from international competition for two years after poor World Cup performance - Reuters

The players will be ordered to go back to their keyboards and spend the next two years sending emails from dying Nigerian royalty who need to wire money to gullible Americans.

Today's Fun Spam Email

Looks like I've got a big day on Sunday:

US AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA
11 GARKI ROAD LAGOS
LAGOS, NIGERIA

ATTN:Beneficiary
I SHALL BE COMING TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR AN OFFICIAL MEETING ON SUNDAY AND I WILL BE BRINGING YOUR FUNDS OF $4.5M ALONG WITH ME BUT THIS TIME I WILL NOT GO THROUGH CUSTOMS BECAUSE AS AN AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA, I AM A US GOVERNMENT AGENT AND I HAVE THE VETO POWER TO GO THROUGH CUSTOMS. AS SOON AS I AM THROUGH WITH THE MEETING I SHALL THEN PROCEED TO YOUR ADDRESS. (SEND YOUR
CELL PHONE NUMBER AND THE ADDRESS WHERE YOU WANT ME TO BRING THE PACKAGE).

YOU HAVE REALLY PAID SO MUCH IN THIS DELIVERY THAT MAKES ME WONDER. YOU ARE A VERY LUCKY PERSON BECAUSE I SHALL BE BRINGING IT MYSELF AND THERE IS NOTHING ANYONE CAN DO ABOUT IT.

YOUR PACKAGE($4.5M) MUST BE REGISTERED AS AN AMBASSADORIAL PACKAGE FOR ME TO DEFEAT ALL ODDS AND THE COST OF REGISTERING IT IS $155.THE FEE MUST BE PAID IN THE NEXT 50 HOURS VIA WESTERN UNION SO THAT ALL NECCESSARY ARRANGEMENT CAN BE MADE BEFORE TIME WILL BE AGAINST US.

SEND THE FEE VIA MONEY GRAM OR WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER

RECEIVER'S NAME:CHIM ODIKA
ADDRESS: LAGOS, NIGERIA
TEXT QUESTION: IN GOD
ANSWER: WE TRUST
AMOUNT:$155

AS SOON AS YOU SEND THE FEE MAKE SURE YOU SEND ME THE PAYMENT INFORMATION.

MY FLIGHT IS SUNDAY AND I EXPECT YOU TO COMPLY BEFORE THEN SO THAT THE DELIVERY CAN BE COMPLETED. IF YOU DO NOT COMPLY, THEN IT WILL NOT BE MY FAULT IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE YOUR PACKAGE

AMBASSADOR ROBIN RENEE SANDERS

TELE PHONE +234 80 20 58 60 57

I'll send you a postcard from my world travels after I collect all this money.

Today's Entertaining Spam Email

I haven't posted one of these for awhile, but I just had to do this one. The subject line of the email read: This is not a scam ok!!

Well, it must not be a scam. According to the message I not only won the UK Lottery, but I won it over five years ago:

The National Lottery
PO Box 1010
Liverpool
L70 1NL
United Kingdom.
Ref: LSUK/2031/8161/04
Batch: R3/A312-59

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw (#951) held on Wednesday, 2nd January 2005.

Your e-mail address attached to ticketnumber: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 02,19,28,33,44,49,21.which subsequently won you the jackpot prize. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of #714,075 (Sevev hundred Forteen Thousand and Seventy Five Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from the World
Wide Web through a computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place weekly.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet
representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of
this, your #714,075 would be released to you by any of our payment offices in
Europe.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
Mr. Mark Roger
Email: griterga@yahoo.com

Provide him with the information below:
1.Name:
2.Address:
3.Marital Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Sex:
7.Nationality:
8.Country Of Residence:
9.Telephone Number:
10.Fax Number:
11.Draw Number above:
12. Your full bank account details
13. Your social security number

That way your Winnings Certificate and all other relevant documents/paperwork
can be prepared for you. You would be required to show an instrument of
identification when cashing your cheque i.e. Drivers License or International
passport. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in
whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our
precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this
program. Please be warned.


Good luck from me and members of staff of the U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,

Sir Jones Dutcher.
Online Co-ordinator for U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY Sweepstakes International Program.

Maybe I can use these funds to pay for the increased taxes and fees that will come with Obamacare.

Today's Fun Spam Email

I haven't done one of these for awhile, but this one is worthy of mention because of the attempt to gain credibility by pretending to come from a U.S. Marine:

Dear Associate,

How are you doing my friend, great I guess… Now I know this mail will definitely Come to you as a huge surprise, but please kindly take your time to go through it carefully as the decision you make will probably go a long way to determine my future and continued existence. First,let me introduce myself. I am Capt. Michael Scholl,assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, western Anbar Province in Iraq. I am desperately in need of assistance and I have summoned up courage to contact you. I am presently in Iraq and I found your contact particulars in an address journal. I am seeking your assistance to evacuate the sum of $10,570,000 (Ten million Five Hundred and Seventy Thousand USD) to the States or any safe country, as far as I can be assured that it will be safe in your care until I complete my service here. This is no stolen money and there are no dangers involved.

SOURCE OF MONEY: Some money in various currencies was discovered and concealed in barrels with piles of weapons and ammunition at a location near one of Saddam Hussein's old Presidential Palaces during a rescue operation and it was agreed by all party present that the money Be shared amongst us. This might appear as an illegal thing to do but I tell you what? No compensation can make up for the risks we have taken with our lives in this hellhole. The above figure was given to me as my share and to conceal this kind of money became a problem for me, so with the help of a German contact working with the UN here (his office enjoys some immunity) I was able to get the package out to a safe location entirely out of trouble spot. He does not know the real contents of the package as he believes that it belongs to an American who died in an air raid, before giving up trusted me to hand over the package to his close relative. I have now found a secured way of getting the package out !
of Iraq for you to pick up.

I do not know for how long I will remain here, as I have been lucky to survive two suicide bomb attacks by Pure Divine intervention. This and other reasons put into consideration have prompted me to reach out for help. If it might be of interest to you then Endeavor to contact me and we would work out the necessary formalities but I pray that you are discreet about this mutually benefiting relationship.

For more details please contact me via my private box: (redacted)

Respectfully,
Capt.Michael Scholl.
United States Marine Corps. IRAQ.

The FBI is Looking Out For Me

Note: I said the FBI is "looking out for me" not "looking for me".

I received this email announcing that they've found some money for me:

Attn:Beneficiary.

We believe that this notification meets you in a very good present state of mind and health. We the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in conjunction with some other relevant Investigation Agencies here in the United states of America have recently been informed through our Global intelligence monitoring network that you presently have a transaction going in Europe and Africa as regards to your over-due payment which was fully endorsed in your favor accordingly.

As a Federal Commission we are here to protect your interest and the interest of all other citizens in the world .You have been investigated as the beneficiary of the said funds.


With full concern of The F.B.I and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS),we wish to remind you of the consequences of remitting such huge sums of money without complying fully with the provisions of the Financial and Allied Matters of 2003, which stipulates that any monitory transaction been done in the United States Of America and all over the World, must have proper records, which duly guarantees and covers the transaction as legitimate and legally acquired and not criminally or terrorist associated funds.

You have five days to produce legal proof of the frozen wired transaction number coded: AZQV9007 owned by you. Note that you do not have any rights to receive these funds if the documented legal wire information is not complete.

If you don’t have the required document in your possession, these document are only to be issued to you from the paying country from where it was moved to the Bank of Hong Kong from where they connived with the HSBC to move the fund to you without getting the required document Intelligence clearance certificate, to this regards you are adviced to contact this office to obtain the document for the immediate release of the funds in your name.

Your fund is now in our custody and will not be released to you unless the required document is confirmed, After that the fund will be released to you immediately without any delay. Reconfirm the below:

1. The country of fund origin,
2. Amount expected,
3. Proof of ownership.

WARNING: Failure to produce the above requirement in the next 5 days, legal action will be taken immediately by us, FORWARD THE DOCUMENTS TO US VIA EMAIL ATTACHEMENT AS SOON AS YOU OBTAIN IT.

Be it known to you that we will assist you.


Robert S. Mueller, III
Director
Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI )

I better get that information off right away. I don't want the FBI reporting me as "fishy" to that Obama snitch site.

You're Paying for White House Spam

Not surprising:

The White House hired a private communications company based in Minnesota to distribute mass e-mails, helping to shed light on how some recipients received e-mails in support of President Obama's health care plan without signing up for them, FOX News has learned.

The company, Govdelivery, describes itself as the world's leading provider of government-to-citizen communication solutions and says its e-mail service provides a fully-automated on-demand public communication system.

It is still unknown how much taxpayer money the White House provides to Govdelivery for its services.

The revelation comes after the White House acknowledged this week that people were receiving unsolicited e-mails from the administration about health care reform and suggested the problem was with third-party groups that placed the recipients' names on the distribution list.

Republicans quickly pounced on the news.

"This is yet another ominous chapter in the administration's rabid campaign to jam its radical health care scheme onto an unwilling public by any means necessary," Rep. Thaddeus McCotter of Michigan said in a statement.

Govdelivery sent hundreds of e-mails from senior adviser David Axelrod asking supporters to help rebut criticism of Obama's health care plan circulating on the Internet. It also sent e-mails highlighting Obama's speech to the Muslim world in Cairo and the announcement of Sonia Sotomayor as a Supreme Court nominee.

Several FOX News viewers complained they received these e-mails even though they had never requested any communication from the White House.

At least you know where your tax dollars are going.

"Victimized" White House Resorts to Email Spam

Do you find email spam convincing? The White House thinks you will:

Feeling victimized by misinformation spread virally through the Internet, the White House Thursday is launching its own "viral e-mail" for supporters to spread.

With the subject line: "Something worth forwarding," the e-mail -- from senior White House adviser David Axelrod -- seeks to combat "the viral e-mails that fly unchecked and under the radar, spreading all sorts of lies and distortions" and invites Americans to "start a chain e-mail of our own."

The e-mail outlines 24 points -- eight ways the Democrats' health care reform measures will, in Axelrod's view, "provide security and stability to those with or without coverage," eight "common myths" about reform, and eight reasons why reform is an urgent matter.

The e-mail also features a Web video from White House health care reform czar Nancy-Ann DeParle in which she refutes an opposition viral e-mail sent to one of her White House colleagues from his father, a physician.

DeParle then proceeds to refute points in the email (which, it appears, has made its way into Pat Boone's in-box), claims such as "the government will have direct real-time access to bank accounts," that all doctors will be paid the same regardless of speciality, and the notion that employers must enroll employees into the government run plan.

"This is probably one of the longest e-mails I’ve ever sent," Axelrod acknowledges at the beginning of the message. He explains that "it could be the most important."

I don't believe the White House's intentions with Obamacare are any more honorable than the intentions of the various Nigerian princes who send me email spam. They both fall pretty much into the same category.

UPDATE: Major Garrett asked an interesting question:

Major Garrett At Press Conference: Why Are People Who Have Never Visited, or Signed Up for Alerts from, the White House Sites Getting Emails from the White House and David Axelrod on Health Care?

Coming Soon to an Email Box Near You

I saw this news item on Twitter:

Reuters: Nigerian police say at least 103 people killed in Maiduguri clashes in recent days.

I'll bet we'll find out in a couple of days that all of them were Nigerian princes with great sums of money that need to be transferred to my account for a generous commission.

Today's Fun Spam Email

I haven't done one of these for awhile, but it's not every day you win a Peugeot:

Dear Winner,
This is to inform you that your Email Address have just won you the sum of
£1,000,000.00 (one millions Great British Pounds) and a brand new Peugeot 607 Car, From the Peugeot Automobiles International online promotions programs of our 2009 model peugeot car held today in London, the United Kingdom.

This is your secret pin code PGA00111234 and your reference number PGA: 12058006/06.

Contact the Claims Agent on the Email Address below to claim your winnings.
====================================
Sir Paul Wilson
Peugeot Auto-mobiles headquaters, 19 Ul,
Essex , PE9 2YP , London
United Kingdom.
Tel:+447045751679
E-mail: (deleted)

=====================================
Claims Requirements:

1. Your Name in full------------------
2. Address----------------------------
3. Sex--------------------------------
4. Nationality------------------------
5. Marital Status--------------------
6. Age--------------------------------
7. Next Of Kin------------------------
8. Occupation-------------------------
9. Phone Number-----------------------
10.Present Country------------------

congratulations once again!

With Best Regards
Mr. Dominic Gerard
Lottery Manager.

Well, at least it's not a GM or Chrysler product.

Today's Fun Spam Email

Awhile back I got a spam email from someone impersonating a member of the U.S. military. It was the classic Nigerian scam with military twist to try and give it some credibility.

Today I got a new one along the same lines. The Subject line says "From Iraq":

Hello,

This may rather come to you as a surprise or may not but I sincerely beg you if by any reasons you reject to assist me on this, please destroy this mail as any leakages will be bad for me and my colleague over here.

I will start by introducing myself; my name is Sgt. Andrews Veach of the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, I am serving in Iraq (Mosul) which you are aware and I will need your assistance to take care of some financial matters and you will be adequately compensated with the sum of £3 Million pounds sterling for rendering assistance.

I will need your word of honor that you will keep my identity and other information's regarding this project to yourself and you will also try to adhere to the terms we will agree on, especially the safety of the part of resources that I will call my share, after you have taken the figures we will agree on as your share.

I await your urgent e-mail so we can discuss more.

Semper Fi.
Ssgt Andrews Veach

Busted.

Today's Fun Spam Email

I haven't done one of these for awhile, but something in this one caught my eye:

Good Day.

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund transferred to
a Swiss Account with the cooperation of a new partner from Paraguay who is
an international business man. Presently I'm in Paraguay for investment projects
with my own share of the total sum.

Meanwhile, I did not forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in
transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.

Now contact my secretary.
Her contact is: Name: Mrs. Charity Stan
Email Address: mrs.charitystanltg01@xxx

Ask her to send you the total $800.000.00 (Eight Hundred Thousand
US Dollars) that I kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and
attempts to assist me in this matter.

Also do use part of the money for philanthropist purposes for use in helping
the less privileged in your area. Especially at this festive season. Put a
smile on somebody face and let the world be better for it.

I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. So feel free and get in
touch with my secretary Mrs. Charity Stan and instruct her where to
Send the amount to you.

Note the secretary's name: Charity Stan. Wouldn't Charitystan be a good new name for the United States once Obama's done with it?

Today's Fun Spam Email

I just got this:

It is my honor to inform you that you are being considered for inclusion in:
The Official "Who's Who Among Professional sand Executives" (2009/2010 Edition)

This upcoming national hardcover registry and online network from Montclair Publishing LLC., is being published in the fourth quarter of 2009.

Experts from across the country are helping to identify the finest professionals throughout North America.

Our goal is to recognize individuals for their commitment to and influence on their respective industries.

There is no cost to be included. If you are interested in being reviewed for our national publication and network, click below and spend thirty seconds filling out our basic response form:

If you have any questions feel free to call our staff at 800-405-7090. Or e-mail us Here for additional information.


Regards,

Sashur Henninger
Editor-In-Chief, Montclair Publishing LLC
210 East 58th Street
New York, NY 10022

I have not been a professional sand executive since probably elementary school when I could still run a mean sandbox.

I have a feeling this is more likely a phishing scheme designed to flatter you so you'll fill out the information form.

Today's Fun Spam Email

The boys in Nigeria really want to give me some money:

THE PRESIDENCY

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
Aso Rock villa, Asokoro District, Abuja
Direct Security Line +234-7088521886.

CONFIDENTIAL DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY PAYMENT


I am General James Morgan (Rtd), National Security Adviser to President Alhaji Urmaru Musa Yar'Dua Federal. I am delighted to inform you that the contract panel, which just concluded it's seating in Abuja just released your name amongst contractors to benefit from the Diplomatic Immunity Payment. This Panel was primarily delegated to investigate manipulated contract claims, contracts and over-invoiced payment as the effect has eaten deep into the economy of our dear country.

However, we wish to bring to your notice that your contract profile is still reflecting in our central computer as unpaid contractor while auditing was going on. Your contract file was forwarded to my office by the auditors as unclaimed fund, we wish to use this medium to inform you that for the time being Federal Government of Nigeria have stopped further payment through bank to bank transfer due to contractors numerous petitions to United Nations against Nigeria on wrong payment and diversion of contract funds to different account.

In this regards we are going to send your contract part payment of 10Million USD. To you via our accredited shipping company and I have secured every needed documents to cover the money. Note: The money is coming on 2 security proof boxes. The boxes are sealed with synthetic nylon seal and padded with machine. Please you don't have to worry for anything, as the transaction is 100% risk free. The boxes are coming with a Diplomatic agent who will accompany the boxes to your house address. All you need to do now is to send to me your full house address and your identity such as, international passport or drivers license and your mobile phone and telephone number, The Diplomatic Attaché will travel with it. He will call you immediately he arrives your country's airport. I hope you understand me.

Please kindly get back to me today also with the requested informations so that we can proceed on this matter as soon as possible.

1)Your full name.

2)Phone, fax and mobile #.

3)company name, position and address.

4)profession, age and marital status.
5)Copy of int'l passport,drivers license,or any valid ID card.

Note: The diplomat does not know the original contents of the boxes. What l declared to them as the contents is Sensitive Photographic Film Materials for security reasons. I did not declare money to them please. If they call you and ask you the contents please tell them the same thing Ok. Call me on my directphone +234-7088521886. or email and I will let you know how far I have gone with the arrangement. Confirm the receipt of this message and send the requirements to me immediately you receive this message. Please i need urgent reply because the boxes are schedule to live as soon as we hear from you. Call me immediately.
Congratulations.

Best Regards,


General James Morgan (Rtd).
National Security Adviser to the President
Federal Republic of Nigeria

I think I'll just stand by and wait for my stimulus check to arrive.

Today's Fun Spam Email

How fitting I got this on inauguration day:

After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have determined that
you are eligible to receive a Stimulus Payment.
Please submit the Stimulus Payment Online Form in order to process it.

A Stimulus Payment can be delayed for a variety of reasons.
For example submitting invalid records or applying after the deadline.

To submit your Stimulus Payment form, please download the document attached to your email.

Note: If filing or preparation fees were deducted from your 2007 Refund or you
received a refund anticipation loan, you will be receiving a check instead of a
direct deposit.

Regards,
Internal Revenue Service

The IRS - always looking out for you.

You May Already Be A Winner (But Probably Not)

From Fox News:

SWEET HOME, Ore. — An Oregon woman who is out $400,000 after falling for a well-known Internet scam says she wasn't a sucker or an easy mark.

Read the whole story and you'll see that her self-assessment is seriously flawed.